Ice Bucket – Saint Louis Tommy Service

3562 – ice bucket – saint louis tommy vintage service, unstamped, with its tilting handle in gilded metal, this cut crystal ice bucket from the french crystal maker saint louis in good condition. No cracks or chips and not scaled. Tiny micro-scratches from use under the base. The size, well known for this highly sought-after model, allows for very beautiful light refraction. Height 192 mm with handle, without 118 mm X 110 mm. Weight 750 g. Careful and tracked shipping. For information, founded in 1586 in the münzthal valley in moselle, by letters patent of 1767 from king louis XV known as the beloved (1710-1774), it took the name of “verrerie royale de saint louis” and quickly became a flagship of the french economy. In 1781, with the discovery of the composition of crystal by mr. De beaufort, former director of the factory, it took the name of cristallerie. At the time, only england mastered the formula for lead crystal. Its production will be exclusively crystal from 1825. In 1834, the cristallerie saint louis created the trianon service, thus introducing the notion of tableware by using several glasses according to use. Since then, many services have been created, including tommy to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the first world war in honor of the english soldiers. Production mainly for tableware, decoration, lighting and furniture of crystal pieces by master glassmakers who have received approximately 10 years of training. Today, saint louis belongs to the hermès group.